Instagram Instagram is expanding its hidden 'Like' test to more countriesEngadget - Mariella MoonIt's rolling out the experiment to six more countries in addition to Canada. Instagram launched an experiment for Canadian users in April to try and find out whether hiding Like counts can benefit its
Play buttonSnoopy Apple previews its 'Peanuts' series 'Snoopy in Space'Engadget - Jon FingasApple isn't just using the Apollo 11 anniversary to hype up its live action shows. The tech giant has offered an early look at its Apple TV+ Peanuts cartoons with a short trailer for "Snoopy in Space."
Microsoft Microsoft demos its bid at creating 'secure' voting systemsEngadget - Jon FingasMicrosoft is keen to show that its election security system is more than just a theoretical exercise. The company has demonstrated the first voting system to use its ElectionGuard tech, promising a vote
NBC NBC revives ‘A.P. Bio’ for its streaming serviceEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe cancelled comedy series finds a new home in streaming. Dropping A.P. Bio is never a good idea. NBC has approved the Lorne Michaels-produced comedy for a third season -- but will feature it exclusively
Technology Oakland bans city use of facial recognition softwareEngadget - Christine FisherOakland, Calif. is now the third US city to ban the use of facial recognition technology. The city passed an ordinance yesterday that prohibits the use of the technology on the grounds that it is often
Apps Google pulls stalking apps from the Play StoreEngadget - Jon FingasIt's one thing to voluntarily share your phone activities with friends and family, but some app developers have been encouraging far more sinister uses. Google has pulled multiple people-tracking Android
NASA Hulu will add NASA TV to its lineup of live channelsEngadget - Kris HoltSeveral NASA series and events will also be available on demand. Just ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, you'll have another way to tune into NASA TV's live stream. Hulu will
Netflix Netflix Q2 report points to price hikes for lower than expected growthEngadget - Richard LawlerNetflix just released its financial results for the second quarter of 2019 (PDF), and a number that jumps out is that its service grew by 2.7 million subscribers. That's a problem for shareholders because
Carpool Karaoke Apple renews ‘Carpool Karaoke’ for a third seasonEngadget - Amrita KhalidAmerica's road trip with James Corden and his celebrity guests isn't over yet. Apple has renewed the CBS-produced Carpool Karaoke for a third season, reported Variety. The short-form singalong show was
Play buttonPuzzles AI learns to solve a Rubik's Cube in 1.2 secondsEngadget - Kris HoltResearchers at the University of California, Irvine have created an artificial intelligence system that can solve a Rubik's Cube in an average of 1.2 seconds in about 20 moves. That's two seconds faster
Bluetooth A Bluetooth vulnerability could give hackers your locationEngadget - Christine FisherYour FitBit and other Bluetooth gadgets could be giving away your location data. Researchers from Boston University (BU) detected a vulnerability in several high-profile Bluetooth devices that could allow
Spotify Spotify adds long-overdue iPad multitaskingEngadget - Jon FingasJust as the iPad is becoming more of a computer substitute. Spotify has been available on the iPad for several years, but it hasn't really evolved to take advantage of the Apple tablet's growing multitasking
Soundbar The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals: A few good deals remainEngadget - WirecutterPrime Day has officially ended, but a handful of deals are still live. This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, and
Play buttonNintendo Switch Anti-Brexit RPG ‘Not Tonight’ is coming to SwitchEngadget - Christine FisherTest your morals in an alternate-reality Britain ruled by an extreme right-wing government. The anti-Brexit game Not Tonight may be a year old, but it's still just as relevant. With the Brexit deadline
Extraterrestrial Life Breakthrough searches for signs of alien life in ultra-fast light pulsesEngadget - Jon FingasThe powerful VERITAS telescope array will help look for extraterrestrials. Internet investor Yuri Milner's search for extraterrestrial life now includes a hunt for, effectively, interstellar Morse code.
Amazon Amazon has bought yet another soccer documentaryEngadget - Steve Dent"Inside Borussia Dortmund" will join its Messi, Man City and Maradona-focused series. Amazon is getting to set to stream the Premier League this year, and even though it only has 20 mid-week matches, wants
Play buttonPUBG 'PUBG' update brings destruction and better visuals to the original mapEngadget - Kris HoltThe initial season 4 patch also adds car radio and brings turntables to Erangel. Erangel, the map in which the battle royale craze truly began in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, is getting a major overhaul
Play buttonSuper Mario Maker 2 What we played in July: 'Bloodstained' and 'Super Mario Maker 2'Engadget - Devindra HardawarWe also dive into a visual novel, 'Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze.' Welcome back to Engadget's Gaming IRL, a monthly segment where we run down what our editors are playing. This time around, we've finally
MacBook Pro Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro review (2019): This is the oneEngadget - Nathan IngrahamLast fall, Apple finally updated the MacBook Air. In doing so, it made choosing the best entry-level Mac laptop far more complicated than necessary. The Air was directly pitted against the 12-inch MacBook
Braun's Dieter Rams-designed speaker line is making a comebackEngadget - AJ DellingerIt's been 28 years since German consumer product maker Braun got out of the audio business, but any audiophile will still be able to recognize the company's classic LE range of speakers. Today, Braun that
Amazon In case of emergency: The tech that might save youEngadget - Terrence O'BrienThere's no replacement for being physically and mentally prepared, but this gear can help. Look, nature is beautiful. It's fun. But it can also be unpredictable and dangerous. And while I highly encourage
Play buttonSoundtracks 'Streets of Rage 4' will be scored by an all-star group of composersEngadget - Jon FingasHowever well Streets of Rage 4 turns out, it should at least have a top-tier soundtrack. Guard Crush Games, Lizardcube and Dotemu have revealed that the side-scrolling beat-em-up will have music from Kawashima
Uber Uber wants to sell you Echos, AirPods and Oculus headsetsEngadget - Christine FisherUber is taking its retail offerings up a notch. Last year, the company teamed up with Cargo to let drivers hawk goods ranging from snacks to phone chargers. Now, Uber and Cargo are hoping riders will more
Luigi's Mansion 'Luigi's Mansion 3' is coming out on HalloweenEngadget - Kris HoltGooigi will arrive on Switch on the spookiest of days. You'll be able to help Luigi and his new pal Gooigi tackle hordes of ghosts at the spookiest time of year, because Nintendo has confirmed Luigi's
Nintendo Nintendo quietly upgrades the Switch with up to 9 hours of battery lifeEngadget - Jon FingasThe murmurs of an upgraded Switch were true -- although you might want to put hopes for a Switch Pro on ice, at least for now. Nintendo has quietly unveiled a new revision of the standard Switch with improved
Garmin Summer boondocking gear: Car camping done rightEngadget - Evan RodgersEarlier this year I was infected with the #vanlife bug. Well, more like the #overlanding bug in my case, but I've been camping and working from the road for over a month now. I get to soak up this country's
Dji DJI's new gimbal is almost half the weight of the Ronin-SEngadget - Mariella MoonDJI says the Ronin-SC is 41 percent lighter than the Ronin-S. DJI's new Ronin gimbal for mirrorless cameras was designed to be a compact version of the Ronin-S, making it much easier to carry for your
Disney Princesses Spotify has the Disney section you’ve always wantedEngadget - Amrita KhalidScores from Marvel and ‘Star Wars’ films are also included. Disney classics like The Lion King or Mulan are known for their iconic soundtracks, and now it's easier than ever to find them in one place.
Rembrandt Google Arts & Culture made an AR gallery that celebrates colorEngadget - Mariella MoonGoogle's Arts & Culture app has debuted a new art collection. Last year, Google released an augmented reality feature for its Arts & Culture app that turns phones into a pocket-sized museum dedicated Vermeer
Why are game developers so angry with G2A's marketplace?Engadget - Nick SummersOnce again, G2A is being forced to defend its marketplace for digital video game codes and keys. Mike Rose, founder of game publisher No More Robots, launched a petition earlier this month that calls the
Instagram Instagram is expanding its hidden 'Like' test to more countriesEngadget - Mariella MoonIt's rolling out the experiment to six more countries in addition to Canada. Instagram launched an experiment for Canadian users in April to try and find out whether hiding Like counts can benefit its
Play buttonSnoopy Apple previews its 'Peanuts' series 'Snoopy in Space'Engadget - Jon FingasApple isn't just using the Apollo 11 anniversary to hype up its live action shows. The tech giant has offered an early look at its Apple TV+ Peanuts cartoons with a short trailer for "Snoopy in Space."
Microsoft Microsoft demos its bid at creating 'secure' voting systemsEngadget - Jon FingasMicrosoft is keen to show that its election security system is more than just a theoretical exercise. The company has demonstrated the first voting system to use its ElectionGuard tech, promising a vote
NBC NBC revives ‘A.P. Bio’ for its streaming serviceEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe cancelled comedy series finds a new home in streaming. Dropping A.P. Bio is never a good idea. NBC has approved the Lorne Michaels-produced comedy for a third season -- but will feature it exclusively
Technology Oakland bans city use of facial recognition softwareEngadget - Christine FisherOakland, Calif. is now the third US city to ban the use of facial recognition technology. The city passed an ordinance yesterday that prohibits the use of the technology on the grounds that it is often
Apps Google pulls stalking apps from the Play StoreEngadget - Jon FingasIt's one thing to voluntarily share your phone activities with friends and family, but some app developers have been encouraging far more sinister uses. Google has pulled multiple people-tracking Android
NASA Hulu will add NASA TV to its lineup of live channelsEngadget - Kris HoltSeveral NASA series and events will also be available on demand. Just ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, you'll have another way to tune into NASA TV's live stream. Hulu will
Netflix Netflix Q2 report points to price hikes for lower than expected growthEngadget - Richard LawlerNetflix just released its financial results for the second quarter of 2019 (PDF), and a number that jumps out is that its service grew by 2.7 million subscribers. That's a problem for shareholders because
Carpool Karaoke Apple renews ‘Carpool Karaoke’ for a third seasonEngadget - Amrita KhalidAmerica's road trip with James Corden and his celebrity guests isn't over yet. Apple has renewed the CBS-produced Carpool Karaoke for a third season, reported Variety. The short-form singalong show was
Play buttonPuzzles AI learns to solve a Rubik's Cube in 1.2 secondsEngadget - Kris HoltResearchers at the University of California, Irvine have created an artificial intelligence system that can solve a Rubik's Cube in an average of 1.2 seconds in about 20 moves. That's two seconds faster
Bluetooth A Bluetooth vulnerability could give hackers your locationEngadget - Christine FisherYour FitBit and other Bluetooth gadgets could be giving away your location data. Researchers from Boston University (BU) detected a vulnerability in several high-profile Bluetooth devices that could allow
Spotify Spotify adds long-overdue iPad multitaskingEngadget - Jon FingasJust as the iPad is becoming more of a computer substitute. Spotify has been available on the iPad for several years, but it hasn't really evolved to take advantage of the Apple tablet's growing multitasking
Soundbar The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals: A few good deals remainEngadget - WirecutterPrime Day has officially ended, but a handful of deals are still live. This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, and
Play buttonNintendo Switch Anti-Brexit RPG ‘Not Tonight’ is coming to SwitchEngadget - Christine FisherTest your morals in an alternate-reality Britain ruled by an extreme right-wing government. The anti-Brexit game Not Tonight may be a year old, but it's still just as relevant. With the Brexit deadline
Extraterrestrial Life Breakthrough searches for signs of alien life in ultra-fast light pulsesEngadget - Jon FingasThe powerful VERITAS telescope array will help look for extraterrestrials. Internet investor Yuri Milner's search for extraterrestrial life now includes a hunt for, effectively, interstellar Morse code.
Amazon Amazon has bought yet another soccer documentaryEngadget - Steve Dent"Inside Borussia Dortmund" will join its Messi, Man City and Maradona-focused series. Amazon is getting to set to stream the Premier League this year, and even though it only has 20 mid-week matches, wants
Play buttonPUBG 'PUBG' update brings destruction and better visuals to the original mapEngadget - Kris HoltThe initial season 4 patch also adds car radio and brings turntables to Erangel. Erangel, the map in which the battle royale craze truly began in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, is getting a major overhaul
Play buttonSuper Mario Maker 2 What we played in July: 'Bloodstained' and 'Super Mario Maker 2'Engadget - Devindra HardawarWe also dive into a visual novel, 'Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze.' Welcome back to Engadget's Gaming IRL, a monthly segment where we run down what our editors are playing. This time around, we've finally
MacBook Pro Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro review (2019): This is the oneEngadget - Nathan IngrahamLast fall, Apple finally updated the MacBook Air. In doing so, it made choosing the best entry-level Mac laptop far more complicated than necessary. The Air was directly pitted against the 12-inch MacBook
Braun's Dieter Rams-designed speaker line is making a comebackEngadget - AJ DellingerIt's been 28 years since German consumer product maker Braun got out of the audio business, but any audiophile will still be able to recognize the company's classic LE range of speakers. Today, Braun that
Amazon In case of emergency: The tech that might save youEngadget - Terrence O'BrienThere's no replacement for being physically and mentally prepared, but this gear can help. Look, nature is beautiful. It's fun. But it can also be unpredictable and dangerous. And while I highly encourage
Play buttonSoundtracks 'Streets of Rage 4' will be scored by an all-star group of composersEngadget - Jon FingasHowever well Streets of Rage 4 turns out, it should at least have a top-tier soundtrack. Guard Crush Games, Lizardcube and Dotemu have revealed that the side-scrolling beat-em-up will have music from Kawashima
Uber Uber wants to sell you Echos, AirPods and Oculus headsetsEngadget - Christine FisherUber is taking its retail offerings up a notch. Last year, the company teamed up with Cargo to let drivers hawk goods ranging from snacks to phone chargers. Now, Uber and Cargo are hoping riders will more
Luigi's Mansion 'Luigi's Mansion 3' is coming out on HalloweenEngadget - Kris HoltGooigi will arrive on Switch on the spookiest of days. You'll be able to help Luigi and his new pal Gooigi tackle hordes of ghosts at the spookiest time of year, because Nintendo has confirmed Luigi's
Nintendo Nintendo quietly upgrades the Switch with up to 9 hours of battery lifeEngadget - Jon FingasThe murmurs of an upgraded Switch were true -- although you might want to put hopes for a Switch Pro on ice, at least for now. Nintendo has quietly unveiled a new revision of the standard Switch with improved
Garmin Summer boondocking gear: Car camping done rightEngadget - Evan RodgersEarlier this year I was infected with the #vanlife bug. Well, more like the #overlanding bug in my case, but I've been camping and working from the road for over a month now. I get to soak up this country's
Dji DJI's new gimbal is almost half the weight of the Ronin-SEngadget - Mariella MoonDJI says the Ronin-SC is 41 percent lighter than the Ronin-S. DJI's new Ronin gimbal for mirrorless cameras was designed to be a compact version of the Ronin-S, making it much easier to carry for your
Disney Princesses Spotify has the Disney section you’ve always wantedEngadget - Amrita KhalidScores from Marvel and ‘Star Wars’ films are also included. Disney classics like The Lion King or Mulan are known for their iconic soundtracks, and now it's easier than ever to find them in one place.
Rembrandt Google Arts & Culture made an AR gallery that celebrates colorEngadget - Mariella MoonGoogle's Arts & Culture app has debuted a new art collection. Last year, Google released an augmented reality feature for its Arts & Culture app that turns phones into a pocket-sized museum dedicated Vermeer
Why are game developers so angry with G2A's marketplace?Engadget - Nick SummersOnce again, G2A is being forced to defend its marketplace for digital video game codes and keys. Mike Rose, founder of game publisher No More Robots, launched a petition earlier this month that calls the
